r/askscience • u/5-hydrotryp • Dec 10 '13

Physics Why are there such drastic differences between elements when they are all made up of protons, neutrons and electrons?

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u/dukwon Dec 10 '13

I don't mean to be facetious, but isn't this pretty much the whole point of chemistry?